Accessibility in Graph Visualization
Graph Visualization supports keyboard navigation for moving through graph elements, panning and zooming the graph, opening tooltips, and working with legend items.
Use the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate and interact with a graph.
Table: Graph Navigation
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move focus to the next focusable UI element. | Tab |
| Move focus to the previous focusable UI element. When focus is on the graph, Graph Visualization returns focus to the parent container. | Shift + Tab |
| Move focus or hover to the nearest graph entity in the selected direction. Navigation occurs within the current traversal mode, either vertices or edges. | LeftArrow, RightArrow, UpArrow, DownArrow |
| Switch the traversal mode between vertices and edges, and then move focus in the selected arrow direction. | Alt + Arrow Keys |
| Select or deselect the focused vertex or edge. | Enter |
Table: Graph View Actions
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Pan the graph in the selected arrow direction. | Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys |
| Pan the graph up. | PageUp |
| Pan the graph down. | PageDown |
| Zoom in. | = or + |
| Zoom out. | - |
Table: Tooltip Actions
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the tooltip for the focused vertex or edge and move focus into the tooltip. | Alt + Space |
| Move focus within the open tooltip. | Tab inside a tooltip |
| Close the tooltip and return focus to the graph. This also closes the hop-count slider owned by the tooltip. | Escape inside a tooltip |
Table: Legend Actions
| Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Select or filter the corresponding legend entry. | Enter or Space on a legend label |
| Toggle styling for the corresponding legend entry. | Enter or Space on a legend style preview |
| Reorder the focused legend item or rule-based style item up or down. | UpArrow or DownArrow on a focused legend reorder item |
| Open the actions menu for the legend item. Press Escape to close the menu. | Enter or Space on the actions button (…) |
| Move the legend item or rule-based style item up or down by one position without using mouse drag-and-drop. Focus returns to the moved item. | Move up or Move down in the actions menu |
| Close the preview tooltip and return focus. | Escape on a legend preview tooltip |